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Debate 6 - The Final Debate!

Topic 1 - The Ethics of Suicide
Should the individual have the right to end their own life?
Yes - Mary, Liz, Danielle, Jackie R, Kenley - Winners!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimejoyce/kill-me-now-the-troubled-life-and-complicated-death-of-jana -Kenley
http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-someone-have-the-right-to-commit-suicide-if-they-want-to -Mary
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-08-23/news/death-wish/ -Kenley
http://www.elderlawanswers.com/is-assisted-suicide-legal-9921 -liz
http://www.finalexitnetwork.org/ -Kenley
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/can-it-be-right-commit-suicide -Mary
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/vermont-passes-law-allowing-doctor-assisted-suicide-6C10003656 -liz
http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?id=15041&news_iv_ctrl=1021 -Mary
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/02/die-with-dignity-margaret-drabble -Jackie
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/05/humanity-dignity-end-of-lives - Jackie
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/opinion/the-debate-about-assisted-suicide.html -liz
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v1n1/suicide.html - Jackie
http://capitalismmagazine.com/2005/10/rights-before-religion-the-individuals-right-to-commit-suicide/ -Mary
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/03/report-dr-jack-kevorkian-dead/ - Danielle
http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/EPERC/FastFactsIndex/ff_210.htm - Danielle
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/23/tonsillectomy-brain-dead/4173835/ - Danielle
http://www.painresearch.utah.edu/cancerpain/ch04.html - Danielle
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/11/21/views-on-end-of-life-medical-treatments/ - Danielle
http://www.lonestar.edu/rightto-assist-suicide.htm -Jackie
http://www.choiceillusion.org/2013/11/quick-facts-about-assisted-suicide_11.html -liz
http://www.alz.org/alzwa/documents/alzwa_resource_eol_fs_suicide_and_assisted_suicide_ethical_issues.pdf -Kenley Wynne

No - Jackie B, Courtney, Eliza, Madison, Carter
http://www.nysrighttolife.org/assisted_suicide -Jackie B.
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/assisted-suicide/to-live-each-day/physician-assisted-sucide-wrong-approach.cfm =eliza
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Julius+Grey+Assisted+suicide+wrong+dangerous/9107907/story.html -eliza
http://www.texasrighttolife.com/about/159/Why-assisted-suicide-should-not-be-legalized- Courtney

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/statistics/index.shtml- Courtney
http://www.newser.com/story/79187/jury-acquits-mom-for-helping-daughter-die.html- courtney


Topic 2 - The government control
How much control should government have on the lives of the individual?

Micro - Tommy, Matt, Chris, Rudy, Nick L
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/03/should-the-government-limit-the-size-of-sugary-drinks/?_r=0 -Nick
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/09/nyc-health-commissioner-supports-government-regulation-of-portion-sizes/#.UswfC_SshcY -Matt
http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html -Chris
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2004/05/failed_states.html _Matt
http://libcom.org/history/historical-failure-anarchism Matt
http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-pros-and-cons.php -Nick
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/us/politics/new-school-lunch-rules-aimed-at-reducing-obesity.html -Nick.
http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/connecticut.aspx -Rudy
http://www.welfareinfo.org/ -Rudy

Macro - Nick S, Robbie, Alex, Alex, Jessica
http://watchdog.org/54953/dnc-federal-government-should-have-expanded-powers-delegates-say/- Gunya
http://www.alt-market.com/articles/646-what-kind-of-power-should-government-have-over-your-life -jess
http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-the-government-have-a-say-in-our-diets - Robbie
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/marijuana-federal-law-poll_n_2273087.html-Gunya
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/16-statistics-which-show-that-the-number-of-americans-dependent-on-the-government-is-at-an-all-time-high-Gunya
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/01/03/top-ten-biggest-threats-to-food-freedom-in-2014/ - Nick
http://www.dividedstates.com/top-10-worst-obama-laws-passed-of-2011/ - Ford
http://townhall.com/watchdog/wisconsin/2014/01/07/government-conservative-irs-n3715 - Nick
http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-the-government-regulate-fast-food- Robbie
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/post/five-reasons-the-internets-still-protesting-sopa-and-pipa/2012/01/18/gIQAbDG67P_blog.html- Robbie

"Debate" 5 - Human Rights Projects

Group 1 -Rudy, Jackie B., Chris, Robbie, Madison
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-child-soldiers -ChrisC
http://holiday.invisiblechildren.com/ -Rudy
http://www.lracrisistracker.com/ - Robbie
http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/youth-lost-ugandan-child-soldiers-in-the-lord%E2%80%99s-resistance-army - Robbie
http://www.un.org/events/tenstories/06/story.asp?storyID=100
http://www.peacedirect.org/us/child-soldiers/?gclid=CL7uvo7Ao7sCFUsV7Aodzy8Aog -Rudy
http://www.warchild.org.uk/issues/child-soldiers -Madison
http://www.child-soldiers.org/ -Madison
http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/article.aspx?id=6684 -JackieB.
http://www.child-soldier.org/ -Jackie B.
http://www.justicesociety.org/child-soldiers - Chris C
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-sudan-south-refugees-idUSBRE89U13K20121031 - Robbie
https://cyberschoolbus.un.org/childsoldiers/whatsgoingon/ - Robbie James



Group 2 - Alex G, Mary, Kenley, Jessica, Nick L.
http://www.prisonexp.org/ -NickL
http://ellabakercenter.org/know-your-rights -NickL
http://www.pbs.org/speaktruthtopower/van.html -NickL
http://abcnews.go.com/US/rodney-king-case-changed-perceptions-police-brutality/story?id=16589385 -NickL
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/marissa-sargeant-teen-police-brutality_n_4296767.html?utm_hp_ref=police-brutality -NickL
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/25/local/la-me-judge-ucla-20131126 -NickL
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841781_1841811,00.html -Kenley
http://www.policemisconduct.net/statistics/-- Gunya
https://americanfreepress.net/?p=13409-- Gunya
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA19703477&v=2.1&u=s0351&it=r&p=PPCJ&sw=w&asid=6a33d9d795630e362d8fcf7ce1795557 -Kenley
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/nyregion/verdict-finding-excessive-force-by-police-is-thrown-out.html?_r=0 -jess
http://listverse.com/2012/11/07/top-10-cases-of-police-brutality/-jess
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/uc-davis-pepper-spray -Mary
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/26/nyregion/diallo-verdict-overview-4-officers-diallo-shooting-are-acquitted-all-charges.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm -Kenley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/uc-davis-pepper-spray-report-released_n_1418745.html -Mary
https://americanfreepress.net/?p=13409 -jess
http://rt.com/usa/police-brutality-us-protest-586/ -Mary
http://www.drury.edu/ess/irconf/dmangan.html-- Gunya
http://www.today.com/news/unjustified-family-student-killed-campus-police-speaks-out-2D11723684 -Mary

Group 3 - Nick S, Alex F, Liz, Matt, Courtney
__http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/breaking-caste/untouchable-in-the-classroom/article4234733/__ Matt
http://www.mrdowling.com/612-caste.htmlMatt
http://reason.com/archives/2012/01/24/the-tragic-truth-about-indias-caste-syst Matt
http://navsarjan.org/- Courtney
[[@http://rfkcenter.org/2000-martin-macwan-india-2?lang=en -alex]]
http://archive.uua.org/international/holdeen/macwanbio.html -alex
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/p/indiancastesystem.htm - alex
http://www.infochangeindia.org/other/changemakers/martin-macwan-amidst-endless-filth.html- alex
http://navsarjan.org/- alex
http://archive.uua.org/international/holdeen/macwanbio.html -liz
http://aapf.org/participants/india/macwan/ - Nick
http://infochangeindia.org/other/changemakers/martin-macwan-amidst-endless-filth.html - Nick
http://navsarjan.org/ - Nick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11605929 -liz
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/618508/untouchable -liz
http://www.historyteacher.net/GlobalStudies/Readings/reading-castesystem.pdf -liz


Group 4 - Eliza, Danielle, Tommy, Jackie R, Carter
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/30/malala-yousafzai-fatima-bhutto-review - Danielle
http://abcnews.go.com/International/malala-fund-supporting-girls-education-globe/story?id=18399402 - Danielle
http://www.biography.com/people/malala-yousafzai-21362253 - Danielle
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/13/marvel-muslim-comic-book-hero - Jackie Reardon
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/malala-yousafzai-book-banned-pakistan-schools - Jackie Reardon
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/10/world/iyw-malala-fund/ =eliza
http://www.malala-yousafzai.com/ -Jackie Reardon
http://www.newsweek.com/girl-who-changed-pakistan-malala-yousafzai-65293 -Jackie Reardon
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/book-review-i-am-malala-by-malala-yousafzai/2013/10/11/530ba90a-329a-11e3-9c68-1cf643210300_story.html -Jackie Reardon
http://www.vitalvoices.org/node/3326 -eliza
http://womenone.org/news/the-malala-fund/ -eliza
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/10478618/Malala-Yousafzai-tops-list-of-most-powerful-Asians-in-the-UK.html - Jackie Reardon
http://www.biography.com/people/malala-yousafzai-21362253 -Jackie Reardon

Debate 4

Topic 1 - Should physical education classes be a requirement of education?
Yes - Rudy, Jackie B, Matt, Courtney, Jackie R. - Winner!
No - Eliza, Nick L, Jessica, Danielle, Tommy

Topic 2: Does the death penalty violate the rights included in the 8th Amendment?
Yes - Kenley, Chris, Robbie, Alex F, Liz
No - Madison, Carter, Alex G, Mary, Nick S. - Winner!

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Debate 3 - Gun Control and Marijuana Debate

Debate 2 - Dress Code and TSA

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